List of Catholic philosophers and theologians

Summary

This is a list of Catholic philosophers and theologians whose Catholicism is important to their works. Their names are ordered chronologically from earliest to latest in time based on their dates of birth.

To make for easier reading, this list of philosophers are subdivided into various philosophical movements and time periods based on the dates they were philosophically active (For example: Nicholas Malabranche is categorized here as a “1670-1914 Enlightenment and Colonial era philosopher” as he wrote his seminal work “Concerning the Search after Truth” in 1674) in order to give a rough sense of influence between thinkers.

Patristic Philosophers (c. 30-476) edit

 
Clement of Rome
 
Ambrose of Milan
 
Augustine of Hippo

Early Medieval Philosophers (c.476-1000) edit

 
Boethius
 
Gregory the Great
 
Bede the Venerable

Scholastic Philosophers (c.1000-1492) edit

 
Anselm
 
Bernard of Clairvaux
 
Thomas Aquinas

Renaissance and Counter Reformation Philosophers (c.1492-1670) edit

 
Erasmus
 
Theresa of Ávila
 
René Descartes

Enlightenment and Colonial Era Philosophers (c.1670-1914) edit

 
Alphonsus Liguori
 
Portrait of Newman by John Everett Millais, 1881
 
Max Scheler

Modern Philosophers (c.1914-present) edit

 
G.K Chesterton
 
Edith Stein
 
Benedict XVI

See also edit

References edit

  • The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, (Second Edition). Cambridge University Press; 1999. ISBN 0-521-63722-8
  • Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Second Edition). Martin Gale; 2006. ISBN 0-02-865780-2
  • The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Oxford University Press; 1995. ISBN 0-19-866132-0
  • Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Routledge; 1998. ISBN 978-0-415-07310-3
  • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. January 16, 2010